diminishes
Saydi-MIN-ish-iz/dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of diminish.
Her enthusiasm diminishes whenever the workload suddenly grows.
Steady rainfall diminishes the risk of wildfires across the region.
Note
The ending is -es rather than a bare -s because the stem ends in -sh, as with wish and push. One form carries both halves of the verb. With an object it reduces something (rain diminishes the risk) or belittles it (she diminishes his achievement). Without one, the subject itself shrinks, tapers or fades (the spire diminishes toward its tip). Look for an object to tell which is meant.
diminishes is a form of diminish
diminish, verb: To cause something to become smaller in size, amount, or degree. Full entry
- Forms
- diminishdiminishes he/she/itdiminishing -ing formdiminished past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- diminish → diminishes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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